Here's another alternative for a Homepage. It involves a little more work but let's you get your feet wet with how HTML code works and also add useful school resources. Feel free to create extra tabs for your favorite sports teams, music, hobby etc, Widgets for YouTube, full webpages, ESPN scores, Instagram slideshows, etc. are available. Ask JR for help if you choose to do extra tabs and want to know how to do this.

In the upper left side of the page select "CLICK HERE to register and save your settings."

Use the following steps for registering:

1. Protopage name- Make it the same as your school computer logon username (For example- 15smithj). If Protopage tells you it has already been used, add "oths" to it (for example- 15smithjoths).

2. Change the page from privateto public so your IT instructor can find it based on your username. Once your grade has been recorded in Powerschool, you may change the status to private in your settings.

3. Your password is up to you, but it is recommended that you make it he same as your school and oceanschools.org password.

4. Your name is Your First and Last name. Your email is your oceanschools.org email for activation and password reset.

5. and 6. are self-explanatory.

Go to your school email account and activate your Protopage account.

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Step 2/ Set the Page Design

Give your page a name by selecting the upper left "Click here to title your page!" (This can simply by your name, nickname, or some other "publicly appropriate" label.

Remember that this is your Homepage and visible while in school-- your image and selection of material speaks volumes about you and is part of your grade!

Select the Settings tab at the top of the page. Select colors and settings you prefer. You may use a picture background, but it is best to select the "tile" version.

Step 3/ Deleting Tabs

Select the Bookmarks tab on your Protopage.

Delete the default widget(s) on the page.

Now that the page is empty, delete the tab by selecting the dropdown arrow on the right of the tab name and select X Delete this tab.

Use the same method to delete the Notes tab.

Step 4/ Set Up the Home Tab

Select the Home tab on your Protopage.

Delete the existing default widgets on the page by selecting the "X" in the upper right corner of each widget.

Drag the bottom right corner of the widget to stretch and make it the width of your page.

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Select edit in the upper right corner of the widget and paste the code in the box. You can also change the bar color of the widget in the edit section if you like. Select Save.

Select the Add widgetstab at the top of your Protopage Add the following useful school/ workplace widgets listed below from the left menu that appears by selecting the widget and then dragging it onto your Homepage:

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Digital or Analog Clock

Email inbox preview (use the edit selection, Change from Pop3 to the Gmail option on the top right, and then fill in your oceanschools.org info)

Twitter Feed (replace their example -- e.g. aplusk-- with your Twitter username. Once you drag this to your page you may have trouble seeing Twitter feed until you activate the widget. Also, select edit and switch from User timeline to Home timeline, then Save.

Add a useful user created widgets:In the Add widgets menu, scroll down to Add a user contributed widget, Explore the widget showcase and add the following to your Home tab:

Step 6/ Designate Protopage as Your HomepageThis step is optional. Only do this if you see this as even more useful than your Symbaloo Webmix.

Close all internet pages except your Protopage to do this step.

In school, on Firefox- On your internet toolbar select Tools, Options, Home Page, Use Current Page.

In school or at home on Chrome- Copy the URL of your Protopage. Select the dropdown toolbar in the upper right corner of Chrome. Select Settings. Under the On startup category, check Open a specific page or set of pages. Then selectchange and paste the URL.

At home on Internet Explorer- On your internet toolbar select Tools, Internet Options, Home Page, Use Current Page)

At home on your MAC on Safari and or download Firefox for MAC; with Firefox open select Safari or Firefox on the toolbar, Preferences, select Use Current Page under the Home Page: box (or simply drag the URL to the home icon on the toolbar in Firefox).